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The Star Fox

Name: The Star Fox
Author: Poul Anderson

The Star Fox is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson, first published in 1965. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1965, an award won by Frank Herbert's Dune.

“Life isn’t a fairy tale; the knight who kills the dragon doesn’t necessarily get the princess. So what? Who’d want to live in a cosmos less rich and various than the real one?”

Poul Anderson book The Star Fox

Section 3 “Admiralty”, Chapter X (p. 207)
The Star Fox (1965)

“Another irritating thing about Naqsans was their habit of solemnly repeating the obvious. In that respect they were almost as bad as humans.”

Poul Anderson book The Star Fox

Section 2 “Arsenal Port”, Chapter III (p. 90)
The Star Fox (1965)

“Heim ignored the mob scene on the 3V, rested his eyes on the cold serenity of the Milky Way and thought that this, at least, would endure.”

Poul Anderson book The Star Fox

Section 1 “Marque and Reprisal”, Chapter IX (p. 69)
The Star Fox (1965)

“The last thing any sane person wants is a jihad.”

Poul Anderson book The Star Fox

Section 2 “Arsenal Port”, Chapter VIII (p. 133)
The Star Fox (1965)

“He’d seen too often how little of the universe is designed for man to neglect any safety measure.”

Poul Anderson book The Star Fox

Section 2 “Arsenal Port”, Chapter III (p. 93)
The Star Fox (1965)

“There really wasn’t much in a man’s life that mattered. But those few things mattered terribly.”

Poul Anderson book The Star Fox

Section 3 “Admiralty”, Chapter IX (p. 200)
The Star Fox (1965)

“My mother taught me a Spanish saying,” he remarked, “that it takes four men to make a salad: a spendthrift for the oil, a philosopher for the seasonings, a miser for the vinegar, and a madman for the tossing.”

Poul Anderson book The Star Fox

Section 1 “Marque and Reprisal”, Chapter V (pp. 37-38)
The Star Fox (1965)

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